{"id":61798,"date":"2025-08-12T05:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T05:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/61798\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T05:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T05:47:15","slug":"daniel-ricciardo-new-outlook-as-aussie-f1-star-deals-with-life-out-of-the-fast-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/61798\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo: New outlook as Aussie F1 star deals with life out of the fast lane"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Australia\u2019s most adored sporting superstars, Daniel Ricciardo, has given a candid insight into life after his inglorious sacking from the Red Bull F1 team, and his attempts to be \u201cbetter\u201d.<\/p>\n

A new look and attitude to life has been the order for the Perth native, who lost his seat with the Visa Cash Racing Bulls team in September last year immediately following the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

RBR powerbrokers dropped the hammer on the Aussie to make way for Kiwi youngster Liam Lawson, and the rumour mill about Ricciardo\u2019s future has been constantly bubbling along since, with Cadillac looking to announce drivers for their new Formula One team in 2026.<\/p>\n

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By continuing you agree to our Terms<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.\"DanielDaniel Ricciardo has opened up about his life after F1 at Ray White Connect 2025. Credit: Supplied.<\/p>\n

The V8 Supercars hierarchy in Australia have also spruiked an open chequebook to lure Ricciardo if the opportunity presents.<\/p>\n

After bobbing up on social media posts around the world and fending off questions about a possible return to driving following his 14-year, eight victory career, he touched down as guest speaker at the Ray White Connect conference on the Gold Coast this week and was open in his appraisal about life out of the fast lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I haven\u2019t been shaving my face. The beard is my comfort right now,\u201d the 36-year-old told Channel 7\u2019s Mel McLaughlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a fallout with my barber and then I lost my razor. It\u2019s been a tough six months.\u201d<\/p>\n

As most professional sports people discover once they are no longer part of the team or process, Ricciardo\u2019s new life offers more spare time and less attention, which brings both benefits and pitfalls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived this crazy, high-speed life for so long, and I just sat into a little bit of stillness. I suddenly wasn\u2019t always surrounded by a tonne of people giving their opinions and thoughts,\u201d Ricciardo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of time, I\u2019ve done some hiking. I was in Alaska a few weeks ago and didn\u2019t get mauled by a grizzly which was a bonus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to figure out who I am other than this race car driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve come to appreciate the little things more and the meaning of the importance of family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been driven, and that sometimes leads you to being selfish, so I\u2019m trying to learn to be a bit more selfless and become a better listener.\u201d<\/p>\n

Offering advice for anyone aspiring to achieve at the highest level, Ricciardo gave a snapshot of his early years and the bold decisions he made as a youngster to chase his dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildhood was great. I was always driven to do something that scared me a bit. The reason I got into racing was that no one was really doing it. It was my chance to do something a little bit cooler than everyone else,\u201d News Corp publications<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just showing off, but showing off has got me to a really good place in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ricciardo\u2019s popularity exploded following the hugely popular Netflix series Drive To Survive, where he famously called the producers of the show a \u201cbunch of c…\u201d and instantly garnered cult status with sports fans around the world.<\/p>\n

His sign off to fans after the surprise Red Bull departure signalled his appreciation of the chances he was given and the question over his world title aspirations.<\/p>\n

Wearing casual clothes and sipping a glass of whisky, Ricciardo addressed his F1 axing, saying: \u201cThis is it\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought I would have this career. I never thought I\u2019d be here, you know? That\u2019s the truth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, my dream was to be world champion, and there were years along the way where I genuinely felt like it was gonna happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got close, that\u2019s OK. If I were a world champion sitting here today, would it change how I feel or how I view myself, or anything like that? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe my ego would be big. We don\u2019t want that. I have no regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Australia\u2019s most adored sporting superstars, Daniel Ricciardo, has given a candid insight into life after his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,835,816,588,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-61798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula-one","13":"tag-formula1","14":"tag-sport","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}